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CVE-2012-0465

Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4...

4.3 Medium

CVE-2012-0465 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Bugzilla, published April 27, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.22%EPSS, 69th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, when the inbound_proxies option is enabled, does not properly validate the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the lockout policy via a series of authentication requests with (1) different IP address strings in this header or (2) a long string in this header.

Exploit likelihood

1.22%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, when the inbound_proxies option is enabled, does not properly validate the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the lockout policy via a series of authentication requests with (1) different IP address strings in this header or (2) a long string in this header.

Record
CVE-2012-0465
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, when the inbound_proxies option is enabled, does not properly validate the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the lockout policy via a series of authentication requests with (1) different IP address strings in this header or (2) a long string in this header.

Record
CVE-2012-0465
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0497No score

Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, when the inbound_proxies option is enabled, does not properly validate the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the lockout policy via a series of authentication requests with (1) different IP address strings in this header or (2) a long string in this header.

Record
EUVD-2012-0497
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fhx8-238h-cc4xNo score

Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4...

Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, when the inbound_proxies option is enabled, does not properly validate the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the lockout policy via a series of authentication requests with (1) different IP address strings in this header or (2) a long string in this header.

Record
GHSA-fhx8-238h-cc4x
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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